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47th Bomb Group

Group

A-26 Invaders, including (serial number 43-22575) of the 47th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force lined up in Italy.

media-394946.jpg FRE 7583 A-26 Invaders, including (serial number 43-22575) of the 47th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force lined up in Italy. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 7583 - A-26 Invaders, including (serial number 43-22575) of the 47th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force lined up in Italy.

Commanding Officers

Kenneth Sayre Wade

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 47th Bomb Group 81st Fighter Group
Service Numbers: O-20631
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Group Commander - Pilot

Frederick Reynolds Terrell

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 47th Bomb Group Headquarters (47th Bomb Group)
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Group Commander - Pilot

Malcolm Daniel Green

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 47th Bomb Group Headquarters (47th Bomb Group)
Service Numbers: O-20836
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Pilot - Group Commander

Connections

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Unit stations

Station	Location	Date
Based	Mediouna	18 January 1942 - 7 January 1943
Based	Youks-les-Bains	7 January 1943 - 6 March 1943
Based	Canrobert	6 March 1943 - 30 March 1943
Based	Thelepte	30 March 1943 - 13 April 1943
Based	Souk-el-Arba	13 April 1943 - 1 July 1943
Based	Soliman	1 July 1943 - 21 July 1943
Based	Ta Kali	21 July 1943 - 9 August 1943
Based	Torrente Comunelli	9 August 1943 - 20 August 1943
Based	Gerbini	20 August 1943 - 24 September 1943
Based	Grottaglie	24 September 1943 - 15 October 1943
Based	Vincenzo	15 October 1943 - 10 January 1944
Based	Vesuvius	10 January 1944 - 22 March 1944
Based	Capodichino	22 March 1944 - 25 April 1944
Based	Vesuvius	25 April 1944 - 10 June 1944
Based	Ponte Galeria	10 June 1944 - 27 June 1944
Based	Ombrone Airfield	27 June 1944 - 11 July 1944
Based	Poretta	11 July 1944 - 7 September 1944
Based	Salon-de-Provence Air Base	7 September 1944 - 18 September 1944
Based	Grosetto	11 December 1944 - 20 June 1945
Based	Rosignano	11 December 1944

Encompassing

84th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

85th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

86th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

97th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Headquarters (47th Bomb Group)

Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Carroll Nestos Abrahamson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 47th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 6937747
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

Marion Jesse Akers

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 47th Bomb Group 86th Bomb Squadron 97th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-34490
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Pilot - Squadron Commander

Peter Newlands Beet

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 47th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-790777
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

David Sessions Breece

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 47th Bomb Group 84th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

William Laurens Bruce

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 47th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-790788
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-3001

Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
Nicknames: Buffalo Dave
Unit: 47th Bomb Group 86th Bomb Squadron

41-3014

Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
Unit: 47th Bomb Group

41-3031

Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
Unit: 47th Bomb Group

41-3132

Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
Unit: 47th Bomb Group 86th Bomb Squadron

41-3134

Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
Unit: 47th Bomb Group

Revisions

Date7 Jun 2021 13:40:42

ContributorEmily

ChangesChanges to motto, us air force combat units of world war ii description and citations

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Air Force Combat Units of World War II

Date25 Jan 2021 21:48:13

Contributor466thHistorian

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added commander

Date24 Jan 2021 03:35:59

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added connections

Date7 Jan 2021 00:02:08

Contributor466thHistorian

ChangesChanges to description and stations

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/47th_Operations_Group

Date4 Jan 2021 03:24:05

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http://www.47thbombgroup.org/index.html

Date4 Jan 2021 03:18:23

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http://www.47thbombgroup.org/index.html

Date3 Jan 2021 03:39:11

Contributor466thHistorian

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http://www.47thbombgroup.org/history.html

Date3 Jan 2021 03:38:43

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http://www.47thbombgroup.org/history.html

Date3 Jan 2021 02:59:02

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http://www.47thbombgroup.org/history.html

Date14 Apr 2015 09:32:27

ContributorLucy May

ChangesChanges to type, motto, description, air forces and aircraft types

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Frederick Terrell writes an account of the 47th Bomb Group's history here: http://www.47thbombgroup.org/history.html

Date13 Apr 2015 22:48:31

ContributorJMMortenson

ChangesChanges to media associations

Sources

Letter of 1942, 47th Gp, 86th Sq.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:46

ContributorAAM

ChangesAAM ingest

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

47th Bomb Group: Gallery (15 items)

A-26 Invaders, including (serial number 43-22575) of the 47th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force lined up in Italy.

Object number: FRE 7583 -

Object number: UPL 46754 -

Object number: UPL 46755 -

Object number: UPL 46759 -

Object number: UPL 46760 -

Object number: UPL 47520 -

Object number: UPL 47539 -

Object number: UPL 47540 -

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Object number: UPL 47547 -

Object number: UPL 47548 -

Object number: UPL 47578 -